LANSING, Mich. — About $316 million in federal education
money is on hold in Lansing until legislators discuss whether the distribution
plan meets federal guidelines, according to the Detroit Free Press. The
$154-per-student payment that public schools expected to receive will be
delayed and, in some cases, reduced, according to the report.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed the original funding formula,
saying it may violate federal rules. That plan awarded a one-time payment of $154
per pupil and an additional $23 to $46 per pupil, with lower-spending districts
receiving more, according to the Free Press. The new distribution plan likely
will give twice as much to lower-spending districts, Rep. Terry Brown,
D-Pigeon, told the Free Press.

"We are shocked and dismayed that this has
occurred," Wayne-Westland Community Schools Superintendent Greg Baracy
told the Free Press. "This is going to create a cash-flow problem for us."

Grosse Pointe Public Schools didn't plan on the extra cash
when budgeting, Chris Fenton, assistant superintendent for business, told the
Free Press. He said it would be fairer to give more of the federal money to
districts with large numbers of low-income students, according to the Free
Press.